Legal Opinion

Haley v. Sharon Township Mutual Fire Insurance

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 19, 1920No. 21,854PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Action in the district court for Le Snenr county to recover $600 upon defendant’s insurance policy. Tbe ease was tried before Tifft, J., wbo made findings and dismissed the complaint on the merits. Erom an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff: appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Lees, C.

Plaintiff appeals from an order denying a new trial of an action brought to recover on a fire insurance policy.

The case was tried by the court without a jury and the findings were that, on October 11, 1911, one Michael Haley applied in writing to the defendant for fire insurance on his dwelling house to the amount of $900, and on the contents of the house to the amount of $600. The application was approved and a policy issued and delivered to Haley. It was not written in accordance with the application, in that it did not cover "the contents of the house,■ containing instead a clause…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Hunt v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1828
  2. Parsons, Rich & Co. v. LaneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  3. Pitcher v. . HennesseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  4. Wierengo v. American Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Fritz v. FritzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Fort Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  2. Wolfgang v. Henry Thiele Catering Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Norem v. Iowa Implement Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  4. Papke v. PearsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
  5. Swedeen v. SwedeenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965

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